2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 43
Marcus Cunningham
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Glen Ridge, N.J.
- High School:
- Glen Ridge
Career Overview:Β Three year starter on close defense ... Elected as a team captain for his senior season ... Played in 54 career games, causing 27 turnovers and picking up 53 ground balls.
Senior Season (2019): 'Cuse Scholar Award Recipient, highest overall GPA...ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... Team captain ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ...Β Β ACC Honor Roll β¦ Started all 14 games on defense β¦ Recorded 13 ground balls and 9 caused turnovers on the season β¦ Picked up three ground balls and tallied two caused turnovers against North Carolina (4/13)β¦ Caused a turnover against Cornell (4/9) ... Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Army (2/24)β¦ Tallied a career high three caused turnovers in the win over UAlbany (2/16).
Junior Year (2018):Β Played in 14 of 15 games including 13 starts, missing time due to injury β¦ Caused eight turnovers and picked up 18 ground balls ... ACC All-Academic Selection ... ACC Honor Roll ... Had two ground balls and one caused turnover during the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell (5/13) ... Picked up a ground ball for the Orange during the game against Colgate (5/5) ... Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Virginia (4/27) ... Caused a turnover in the game against Navy (4/21) ... Picked up one ground ball during the game against Hobart (4/3) ... Secured one ground ball against Notre Dame (3/31) ... Picked up two ground balls during the game at Duke (3/24) ... Picked up one ground ball against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Recorded two ground balls and caused a turnover in the game at Virginia (3/4) ... Had two turnovers and two ground balls in the 11-10 win against Army (2/24) β¦ Caused one turnover in the Orange match-up against Albany (2/17) ...Β Picked up three ground balls in the game against Binghamton (2/10).
Sophomore Year (2017): Started in all 16 games of the season on close defense β¦ ACC Honor Roll selection β¦ Caused eight turnovers and picked up 19 ground balls β¦ Averaged 1.19 ground balls per game and caused at least one turnover in seven of 16 games ... Caused a turnover against Towson (5/21) β¦ Collected two ground balls at Colgate, his fourth-straight game with at least one GB (5/7) β¦ Picked up a ground ball against North Carolina (4/28) β¦ Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls against Binghamton (4/22) β¦ Grabbed one ground ball against North Carolina (4/15) β¦ Set a career high with two caused turnovers in the win against Hobart (4/5) β¦ Recorded a career-high four ground balls and caused a turnover against Duke (3/25)β¦ Caused a turnover against Johns Hopkins (3/18) β¦ Grabbed a ground ball and caused a turnover in contest with St. Johnβs (3/11) β¦ Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Virginia (3/5) β¦ Grabbed one ground ball against Army (2/25)β¦ Snagged a ground ball against Albany (2/18) β¦ Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in a victory over Siena (2/11)
Freshman Year (2016):Β Played in 10 games for the Orange, making one start and recording three ground balls and two caused turnovers... Picked up a career/season high three ground balls against Siena (2/13)β¦ Made first collegiate start against Cornell (4/12)... Recorded a career/season high two caused turnovers versus Colgate (5/07).
2015:Β Redshirt Season
High School: Helped Glen Ridge to the 2011 New Jersey state championship as a freshman⦠Named All-Gibbs Conference twice, including first-team plaudits in 2014⦠Also a first-team all-state and All-Essex County selection⦠Totaled six goals, eight assists and 93 ground balls in his career, including three goals, five assists and 47 ground balls as a senior⦠Team defensive MVP and captain.
Personal: Marcus Henry Cunningham... Born in March 1996 in Hackensack, New Jersey... Son of Isabella and Mark... Three older sisters... Biology major ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Senior Season (2019): 'Cuse Scholar Award Recipient, highest overall GPA...ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... Team captain ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ...Β Β ACC Honor Roll β¦ Started all 14 games on defense β¦ Recorded 13 ground balls and 9 caused turnovers on the season β¦ Picked up three ground balls and tallied two caused turnovers against North Carolina (4/13)β¦ Caused a turnover against Cornell (4/9) ... Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Army (2/24)β¦ Tallied a career high three caused turnovers in the win over UAlbany (2/16).
Junior Year (2018):Β Played in 14 of 15 games including 13 starts, missing time due to injury β¦ Caused eight turnovers and picked up 18 ground balls ... ACC All-Academic Selection ... ACC Honor Roll ... Had two ground balls and one caused turnover during the NCAA Tournament game against Cornell (5/13) ... Picked up a ground ball for the Orange during the game against Colgate (5/5) ... Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Virginia (4/27) ... Caused a turnover in the game against Navy (4/21) ... Picked up one ground ball during the game against Hobart (4/3) ... Secured one ground ball against Notre Dame (3/31) ... Picked up two ground balls during the game at Duke (3/24) ... Picked up one ground ball against Johns Hopkins (3/10) ... Recorded two ground balls and caused a turnover in the game at Virginia (3/4) ... Had two turnovers and two ground balls in the 11-10 win against Army (2/24) β¦ Caused one turnover in the Orange match-up against Albany (2/17) ...Β Picked up three ground balls in the game against Binghamton (2/10).
Sophomore Year (2017): Started in all 16 games of the season on close defense β¦ ACC Honor Roll selection β¦ Caused eight turnovers and picked up 19 ground balls β¦ Averaged 1.19 ground balls per game and caused at least one turnover in seven of 16 games ... Caused a turnover against Towson (5/21) β¦ Collected two ground balls at Colgate, his fourth-straight game with at least one GB (5/7) β¦ Picked up a ground ball against North Carolina (4/28) β¦ Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls against Binghamton (4/22) β¦ Grabbed one ground ball against North Carolina (4/15) β¦ Set a career high with two caused turnovers in the win against Hobart (4/5) β¦ Recorded a career-high four ground balls and caused a turnover against Duke (3/25)β¦ Caused a turnover against Johns Hopkins (3/18) β¦ Grabbed a ground ball and caused a turnover in contest with St. Johnβs (3/11) β¦ Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Virginia (3/5) β¦ Grabbed one ground ball against Army (2/25)β¦ Snagged a ground ball against Albany (2/18) β¦ Caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in a victory over Siena (2/11)
Freshman Year (2016):Β Played in 10 games for the Orange, making one start and recording three ground balls and two caused turnovers... Picked up a career/season high three ground balls against Siena (2/13)β¦ Made first collegiate start against Cornell (4/12)... Recorded a career/season high two caused turnovers versus Colgate (5/07).
2015:Β Redshirt Season
High School: Helped Glen Ridge to the 2011 New Jersey state championship as a freshman⦠Named All-Gibbs Conference twice, including first-team plaudits in 2014⦠Also a first-team all-state and All-Essex County selection⦠Totaled six goals, eight assists and 93 ground balls in his career, including three goals, five assists and 47 ground balls as a senior⦠Team defensive MVP and captain.
Personal: Marcus Henry Cunningham... Born in March 1996 in Hackensack, New Jersey... Son of Isabella and Mark... Three older sisters... Biology major ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
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